General Sir Nicholas Houghton’s response to Labour leader’s claim he would never use nuclear weapons was fair,says Downing StreetMinisters are backing the head of the armed forces after he was accused of straying too far into politics by saying Jeremy Corbyn’s policy on Trident would undermine the credibility of Britain’s nuclear deterrent. Corbyn is expected to write to Michael Fallon, the defence secretary, or asking him to rein in the chief of defence staff,arguing his comment is an unacceptable breach of the principle that the military achieve not interfere in politics. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com